A day after it passed the county budget for the fiscal year that will begin July 1, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday wrapped up the final loose ends on the current fiscal year.

During the 2007-08 budget year, which will end June 30, the county government spent about $2.4 million more than its budgeted total of $1.6 billion. That was covered through the budget's built-in contingency fund, which the county keeps at $2 million or more for just such a reason.

The Board of Supervisors approved a final set of adjustments to the budget on Tuesday, leaving about $124,000 in the contingency fund as the fiscal year ends. County Chief Financial Officer Paul Derse told the board the move amounted to a "cleanup" of the 2007-08 fiscal year.

Next year's budget, approved Monday, totals $1.64 billion and includes a contingency of $2 million.

In the current year, most of the cost overruns were minor — in the tens of thousands of dollars, officials said. The larger ones included an increase of $520,000 in the budget of the Public Defender's Office to make up for funds the county shifted away to pay expert witnesses; $205,000 to the Ventura County Library for staffing; $700,000 for maintenance on county buildings; and $300,000 to the Sheriff's Department to cover increased overtime pay.

The Sheriff's Department actually ran $2.5 million over budget in its patrol salaries, but the rest was covered by shifting funds within the department; the cost of running the jails came in $2.2 million under budget.

Last year, when the board passed its preliminary budget for 2007-08, Sheriff Bob Brooks argued that his department should receive an additional $2.8 million to cover overtime costs. The board promised to backfill the sheriff's budget if he fell short.

On Monday, the board unanimously approved the budget for the coming year, even as officials acknowledged that the county's true fiscal picture won't be clear until after the state passes its budget later this summer. California is facing a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, and many county programs are funded by the state.

The budget approved Monday includes almost no new programs or expanded services, but neither does it call for any layoffs or deep cuts.